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A few weeks ago I did the painting on the left.

And then one afternoon I decided to do my version of "urban petroglyphs"
There are so many layers of paint on this I am
surprised they didn't crack.

We rented studio space at the Art Center and got to play with spider web and water color.
I have no idea what this will become yet but I really like the colors.

And this is a little play after completing a very intense course on using dark colors.
Wishing everyone a Happy PPF



It is going to be 80 degrees today so I have a bit of spring fever.  After the cold
my orchid blooms are few and far between but there is one...or I should say, two.

My husband took this on his morning walk with Harley...Yikes!!!

Winter in Florida???

Yes, this year we have definitely had a winter in Florida.

It sort of comes and goes so that means we haul my orchids in to the house for a few days

and then haul them back out again for a few days...and so on.

Several of them have gotten their leaves burned by the cold winds, one had four buds

that all fell off when I brought it into the dry heat of the house.

I have a new art teacher at our art center.  I have learned more about color and mixing it, 

perspective and composition in the month with her than I have learned in the last 4 years.

We started with specific mixes of color and an assigned picture we were to do using the
right color and value.

Then we used a single persepective point and did this picture, again paying close attention to
colors and value.

I didn't like the brush strokes here but I got the values right.

Our assignment here was to paint a piece of a landscape photo.  I enjoyed finding the section
I was going to paint but found it much more difficult than I had anticipated.  Maybe
one day but landscapes (even simplified) are very difficult for me.  Hopefully the boat is the
focal point here.
Wishing all a very Happy Paint Party Friday!

And blooming on the lanai, inspite of the cold.